Bangladesh survived a late onslaught from Faraz Akram to beat Zimbabwe by nine runs in the third Twenty20 international and seal the five-match series 3-0 in Chittagong on Tuesday. 

Playing his first match in the series, Faraz hit an unbeaten 34 off 19 balls, a record for any Zimbabwean batting at No. 10, but the visitors still finished short at 156-9. Saifuddin, who made 3-42, held his nerve to concede only three runs from the last three balls.